Announcement Of $300,000 Gift From Goldie Brenner Swartz, '51 And Her Husband Howard Swartz To Provide Tuition, Room And Board For Visually Impaired Or Disabled Students
2006 June 23
Announcement of $300,000 gift from Goldie Brenner Swartz, '51 and her husband Howard Swartz to provide tuition, room and board for visually impaired or disabled students. The gift, and a $12,518 gift from the Class of 2006, were credited to the Inaugural Student Scholarship Fund, which with these two gifts, exceeded the $2 million mark. One million dollars will be used for the Honors College opening in fall 2006 with 150 students, while $700,000 is allocated for need-based student scholarships. The first scholarship from the Swartz gift will be awarded in fall 2007.
Source Details
News release, "$300,000 Gift Creates Scholarships for Visually Impaired and Disabled Students," June 23, 2006, UAlbany News Archive, Office of Communications and Marketing and Carole Olechowki, "Gifts at Work: Swartzes' Gift Benefits Disabled Students," UALBANY Fall 2006, p. 22